Monday, August 13, 2012

Ozeri Pro II Digital Kitchen Scale

My husband and I have wanted a digital kitchen scale to replace our old scale for quite a while now, so when we were were given the opportunity to try the Ozeri Pro II Kitchen Scale, we were really excited about it! The scale came with two triple A batteries to get started right away. The first thing we noticed is how light weight it is. The scale plate is made of a shiny plastic that looks like metal, with a plastic base and easy-to-read screen. The buttons are self-explanatory: Minutes, S/S recall (start/stop recall), Seconds, Unit changing, and on/off Tare.

Pros:

We love that this scale has a Tare button, which allows us to subtract the weight of the bowl or plate that we use before measuring. We found it very easy to use this function.

Four different units of measurement: kg, g, oz, lbs.

Weighs items up to 12 lbs.! We love this feature because our old scale couldn't always handle some of the food that we are trying to measure

Portion Control: This scale makes it easy to measure most everything we eat.

Countdown and Count Up S/S Timer

LED Light indicator

Calorie Guide Book-We LOVE this little book! It gives a long list of Food and Drink Descriptions, the Common Measure, and the Calories Per Gram for easy reference.

Cons:

If we aren't quick enough in our preparations, the scale's automatic shut off kicks in. Not sure if there's a way around this, other than our solution of tapping it from time to time.

This isn't a con, so much as a suggestion. While cooking, the scale got sticky rather quickly. We decided to throw down a piece of plastic wrap to cover the plate and buttons while we cook, which was the perfect solution!

Overall, we are happy with the Ozeri Pro II Digital Kitchen Scale. It does exactly what we need it to do and handles all of the food portions we prepare with no problems at all. We are trying to make more of an effort to measure out our portions, so this scale makes it easier and a little more fun!

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